Sah Ranjit, Khadka Shusila, Neupane Samikshya, Nepal Gaurav, Singla Sonam, Kumari Pankhuri, Sah Sanjit, Sah Ranjana, Sah Shyam Sundar, Adhikari Mahesh, Shah Niranjan Prasad, Pokharel Bharat Mani, Rijal Basista, Shah Dibya Singh
Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine Kathmandu Nepal.
Medanta The Medicity Gurgaon India.
Clin Case Rep. 2020 Jan 7;8(2):369-373. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2640. eCollection 2020 Feb.
Corticosteroid recipients with lung infections should be suspected of having nocardiosis; however, nocardiosis can easily mimic malignancy, tuberculosis, or fungal infection. Though cultural identification is possible, it might be missed due to its slow growth pattern.. Therefore, if filamentous bacteria are seen during staining, plate incubation time should be extended.
患有肺部感染的皮质类固醇使用者应怀疑患有诺卡菌病;然而,诺卡菌病很容易被误诊为恶性肿瘤、肺结核或真菌感染。虽然通过培养可以进行鉴定,但由于其生长缓慢,可能会被漏诊。因此,如果在染色过程中发现丝状细菌,平板培养时间应延长。